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Damaris Mazariegos

Wan chai

Summary

Early Years Teacher equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching all students. Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments. Focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Early Years Teacher

ISF Academy
07.2024 - Current
  • Fostered nurturing classroom environment promoting social and emotional development.
  • Promoted inclusivity within the classroom by addressing individual needs through differentiated instruction techniques.
  • Strengthened parent-teacher partnerships by conducting informative parent-teacher conferences focused on student growth and achievement.
  • Collaborated with parents to enhance student progress and address concerns.
  • Implemented creative educational activities stimulating cognitive growth and curiosity.
  • Design and deliver developmentally appropriate lessons aligned with the EYFS framework and ISF Academy’s bilingual curriculum.
  • Implement holistic learning strategies through play, inquiry-based learning, and hands-on exploration.
  • Collaborate with colleagues on curriculum planning and school-wide events to enhance community engagement.
  • Support English and Putonghua/Cantonese-speaking learners in an inclusive, values-based environment.
  • Conduct ongoing assessments to inform teaching practices and support individual student growth.

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

University Hill Elementary
07.2019 - Current

Spanish immersion preschool teacher for students ages 3-5

  • Communicate with parents and families on student learning and development
  • Conduct Annual IEP meetings
  • Planning developmentally appropriate and engaging lesson plans
  • Progress monitoring for all students using TS gold and ongoing observations
  • Collaboration with team to monitor and assess success on IEP goals
  • Conducting parent teacher conferences
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students
  • Administered, interpreted and reported student evaluations to parents and guardians
  • Implemented positive discipline strategies to manage student behavior and build relationships
  • Assessed student achievement through data analysis and maintained appropriate documentation for school-based and individual reporting purposes
  • Developed positive relationships with colleagues and students within classroom to implement full-inclusion model
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration

Head Start Preschool Teacher

Boulder County Head Start
09.2023 - 07.2024
  • Developed and implemented age-appropriate curricula to enhance early childhood learning experiences.
  • Fostered a nurturing environment that promotes social, emotional, and cognitive development in preschool children.
  • Collaborated with parents to support child progress and address developmental concerns effectively.
  • Monitored student progress through assessments, adapting teaching strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
  • Developed individualized learning plans for students with special needs, ensuring growth and progress in key areas.
  • Aligned lessons with federal Head Start performance standards while adhering to state preschool requirements for content delivery.
  • Established positive relationships with students and families.

Preschool Teacher

Kipp Sunshine Peak Elementary
07.2018 - 07.2019
  • Communicating with families about their child's learning and development
  • Leading all Spanish lessons
  • Conducting assessments and progress monitoring for all students
  • Working as part of team with co-teachers, principal, family's, and special service providers
  • Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning
  • Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills
  • Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files
  • Developed and implemented behavior management plans
  • Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe
  • Assessed student progress and provided feedback on educational development
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences
  • Established positive relationships with students and families
  • Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students

Education

Master of Arts - Early Childhood Special Education

University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
05.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Sociology

Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
05.2010

Skills

  • Proven interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to interact well with wide variety of cultures
  • Hard worker and motivated to succeed
  • Fast learner and great listening skills
  • Team worker, able to take direction well
  • Strong communicator with colleagues and
  • Planning behavior interventions
  • Progress monitoring
  • Working on team with other teachers
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Trained in CPI
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Classroom management
  • Disability assessment testing

Timeline

Early Years Teacher

ISF Academy
07.2024 - Current

Head Start Preschool Teacher

Boulder County Head Start
09.2023 - 07.2024

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

University Hill Elementary
07.2019 - Current

Preschool Teacher

Kipp Sunshine Peak Elementary
07.2018 - 07.2019

Master of Arts - Early Childhood Special Education

University of Colorado Denver

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Sociology

Northwestern College
Damaris Mazariegos